Margin vs AlvisQuest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Margin
Read full descriptionHide full description
Turn any article into a short, intelligent summary you can read β or listen to, hands-free. Margin is the reader's companion for busy people. Paste a link and Margin delivers a concise AI summary in your language, ready to play aloud while you commute, cook, walk, or work. The articles you meant to read finally get read. β WHY MARGIN β β’ Read more in less time. Key points, no filler. β’ Listen instead of read. Adjustable playback speed for every moment. β’ Break the language barrier. Summarize foreign articles in your own language. β’ Never lose a good link. Every summary is saved in your searchable library. β HOW IT WORKS β 1. Copy any article link, from anywhere. 2. Paste it in Margin β or tap "Share to Margin" from Safari, News, Mail, or any social app. 3. Get an AI-powered summary in seconds. 4. Tap play to listen, or read right there. β FEATURES β β’ AI summaries powered by a state-of-the-art language model with live web access, so even today's news is fair game. β’ Automatic translation to your device language. Read a Brazilian op-ed in English, or a New York Times piece in Portuguese β same app. β’ High-quality text-to-speech with adjustable speed, from a relaxed pace to double-time for skimming by ear. β’ Share Extension: summarize directly from Safari, Apple News, Mail, Twitter/X, Reddit, LinkedIn, or any app that shares links. β’ Local summary library. Search past summaries, revisit them offline, share them onward. β’ Editorial design built for focused reading β serif typography, generous margins, light and dark modes. β’ Accessibility-first. Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and Reduce Motion supported throughout. β PLANS β β’ Free: 5 summaries per month to try Margin, no subscription required. β’ Basic: 15 summaries per week at $2.99/week or $39.99/year. β’ Pro: unlimited summaries plus short, long, and bullet-point formats at $5.99/week or $79.99/year. Pro Yearly includes a 7-day free trial. Basic and Pro are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings at least 24 hours before the renewal date; any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. β PRIVACY β Margin doesn't ask for your contacts, camera, microphone, or location. Your library syncs through your private iCloud account so it follows you across devices and reinstalls β it never leaves your iCloud. β TERMS OF USE β Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Give yourself your time back. Download Margin.
AlvisQuest
Read full descriptionHide full description
Turn the material you already have into what to study next. AlvisQuest converts lectures, PDFs, photos and notes into editable flashcards, structured notes and clear mind maps, then brings due cards into Todayβs Plan. FROM MATERIAL TO MEMORY β’ AI notes, mind maps & flashcards. Together. β Create three editable study views from the same source. β’ Flashcards that use every sense. β Type, speak or draw. Add images, hints and AI mnemonics. β’ AI that improves the deckβnot just creates it. β Generate from files, run OCR, find duplicates, fact-check, and add images or audio. β’ Share a copy. Or collaborate live. β Choose View, Share or Collaborateβeach with the right level of control. β’ Publish what you build. β Make sets, notes and mind maps discoverable to everyone. β’ Review before it fades. β Todayβs Plan brings the right ideas back at the right time. β’ Pick up on any screen. β Your study workspace stays together across devices. Keep each course together, stay in control of every output and return to the right ideas over time. Some AI and cloud features require an account, internet connection, eligible plan or Alvis tokens. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AlvisQuest at every 3 weeks against Margin's every 2 months. AlvisQuest also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Margin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and AlvisQuest sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Margin ships an update every 2 months, AlvisQuest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Margin | AlvisQuest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 245 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Diego Santos | Malex developments |
In-app purchases
Margin
- Basic Plan3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Pro Plan$5.997 Days
- Basic Yearly$39.991 Year
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
AlvisQuest
- Plus Monthly$5.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$13.991 Month
- Scholar Monthly$30.991 Month
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- Plus Yearly$51.991 Year
- Pro Yearly$114.991 Year
- Scholar Yearly$289.991 Year
- 100 Tokens$3.49
- 1,000 Tokens$16.49
- Mind Map Lifetime$51.99
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- 5,000 Tokens$64.99









